On 14 November, harpsichordist Jean Rondeau is set to release his latest album with Warner Classics/​Erato: Louis Couperin: The Complete Works. Comprising 10 albums and 1 DVD, this release is the culmination of years of intensive work by Rondeau. In his own words, Rondeau deems the project ​“one of the most important of my life as a keyboard player” due to both its ​“extraordinary richness and prolific content” and Couperin’s adeptness at writing for the harpsichord and organ: ​“he knew how to make these instruments sing and vibrate like no one before him and probably no one after him either.”

The works of Louis Couperin also form a core part of Rondeau’s 2025 – 26 season. At the Utrecht Early Music Festival in September, he performed no less than six recitals in just over three days, thus covering the complete oeuvre of Couperin. Rondeau will undertake a similar ​‘marathon’ at La cité de la musique — Philharmonie de Paris from 22 – 24 November, and, later in the season, will bring Couperin to venues including the London’s Wigmore Hall, Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, and venues across Japan.